FENTANYL CRISIS: Columbia officials warn of deadly opioid, advise on how to combat overdosesCOLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — According to the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), in 2020 there were 61 deaths involving fentanyl in Richland County alone. Fentanyl is killing people,” said Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. They’re not publicized.”According to the CDC, fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Officials say many people dying of fentanyl are doing other drugs that unknown to them are laced with the powerful opioid. We will give them fentanyl test strips so they can see if what they’re using is laced with fentanyl,” Rush said.

Source: ABC News July 26, 2022 10:17 UTC